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Photo: Scott Leen
Model Totem Pole
Photo: Scott Leen

Model Totem Pole

Maker Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw) Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw, Dzawada'enuxw, Kingcome Inlet, 1884 - 1945
Label TextA master carver of ceremonial arts, nearly all of Hemasilaka’s life was shadowed by the potlatch ban (1884- 1951). He pushed the traditional origins of his art style toward distinctively modern refinements, evidenced in the bold sculptural forms and exuberant painting of his full-size poles—even his model poles powerfully convey the personalities of each mythic figure. Shaughnessy carved the four houseposts in this gallery.
Object number2000.51
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Avian Avatars: Birds in Northwest Coast Prints from the Colwell Collection, Dec. 15, 2021 - June 12, 2022.
Credit LineGift of June Bedford in honour of Steve Brown
Dimensions36 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (93.3 x 26.0 x 14.6 cm)
MediumWood and pigment
Photo: Susan Cole
Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess
Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
Object number: 82.168.1
Photo: Susan Cole
Dlam (interior housepost) depicting (upper) One Who Announces Names of the Guests and (lower) Dzunuk'wa giantess
Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
Object number: 82.168.2
Photo: Susan Cole
Dlam (interior housepost)
Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
Object number: 82.169.1
Photo: Susan Cole
Dlam (interior housepost)
Arthur Shaughnessy (Hemasilakw)
ca. 1907
Object number: 82.169.2
Image Not Available for Model totem pole
Model totem pole
Tlingit
early 20th century
Object number: 2024.19.288
Model totem pole
Model totem pole
Native American
ca. 1880
Object number: 66.66
Image Not Available for Small model totem pole with frog? on top
Small model totem pole with frog? on top
Charlie Gladstone (Haida, 1878-1954)
1939
Object number: 2024.19.116
Image Not Available for Model totem pole with large frog on top and two bears
Model totem pole with large frog on top and two bears
Haida
1915-1920
Object number: 2024.19.117
Image Not Available for Small model totem pole with killerwhale/tail on top
Small model totem pole with killerwhale/tail on top
Richard S. Yeltatzie (Haida, 1956-1974)
1973
Object number: 2024.19.118
Image Not Available for Model totem pole with mortuary box
Model totem pole with mortuary box
Robert “Bill” Stevens (Haida, Skidegate, born 1928)
n.d.
Object number: 2024.19.119
Image Not Available for Small model totem pole with Masset eagle on top
Small model totem pole with Masset eagle on top
Capt. Andrew Brown (Haida, 1879-1962)
n.d.
Object number: 2024.19.158
Image Not Available for Model totem pole with woman, woodworm, eagle
Model totem pole with woman, woodworm, eagle
Capt. Andrew Brown (Haida, Masset, 1879-1962)
n.d.
Object number: 2024.19.159